Game #2599
Saturday, 15 October 1960
Attendance: 23,048
Lost
Division One
10th (-1)
Arsenal
LLWWL
Highbury
Arsenal
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Jimmy MacEwan, scored but Villa lose for the fifth time in six away games this season, Saturday, 15 October 1960.
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MATCH TIMELINE
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Joe Mercer's Villa return to League action at Highbury and lose on the road for the fifth time in six and are defeated for the third time in the last four League games to make it six wins, all at home, a draw and six defeats, five away, in thirteen games following their return to the top flight.
Meanwhile, centre back Terry Morrall made his final appearance for Villa aged 21 before moving on to Shrewsbury Town in May 1961. Morrall played for Villa in 1959-60 and 1960-61 making nine appearances.
Aston Villa
Arsenal
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1952–53
FIXTURE HISTORY
Arsenal
Previous 5 vs. Arsenal: | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1960-61 |
Matchday | #14 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #89 |
Saturday, 15 October 1960
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Joe Mercer |
FT Result | Lost |
FT Score | 1-2 |
Last 5 Games | LLWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Arsenal
TEAM NEWS
Peter McParland replaces Harry Burrows.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 27.86 |
Oldest Player |
M Pat Saward | 32.18 |
Youngest Player |
CB Terry Morrall | 21.91 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Joe Mercer
Aston Villa
GK Nigel Sims |
FB Doug Winton |
FB John Neal |
CB Terry Morrall |
M Vic Crowe |
M Pat Saward |
W Jimmy MacEwan |
F Peter McParland |
F Bobby Thomson |
F Gerry Hitchens |
F Ron Wylie |
Arsenal
Kelsey, Docherty, Wills, McCullough, Snedden, Barnwell, Clapton, Henderson, Herd (g), Strong (g), Groves. Manager: George Swindin.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
Player Abbreviations:
GK : Goalkeeper
LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back
CB, D : Centre Back, Defender
M, W : Midfielder. Winger
F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
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MATCHDAY QUOTES